East End Jews: Sketches from the London Yiddish Press edited and translated by Vivi Lachs and Barry Smerin Dictionaries The resulting collection of poems

The resulting collection of poems tells the story of the emigrant

I’m glad you are here

Levinson's cast of unlikely heroes includes Aleksandr Kogan

anarchist daughter of missionary parents

from beginning to end

East End Jews: Sketches from the London Yiddish Press edited and translated by Vivi Lachs and Barry Smerin Dictionaries The resulting collection of poemsTranslated by Vivi Lachs and Barry Smerin Through the words of twenty six Yiddish writers, this book offers an unparalleled view into the life, labor, politics, and joys of London's historical Jewish East End community, from its heyday in the 1890s until the 1950s. Drawing from the light feuilleton section of the London Yiddish press, these deceptively accessible, often humorous sketches capture incisive and sometimes cheeky encounters with challenges